Collective Wisdom

The Tonewheel Collective spins off Austin's indie scene of tomorrow

"...guitar and begins lowly crooning "Safe Travels," eyes shut, Martin Crane and Nathan Stein sitting cross-legged with guitars onstage..."

May 11, 2007 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Brazos

Leaving Austin can be like shedding a layer of skin, but you'll never get the Broken Spoke out of your head, heart, and feet

"...Will Sheff and Annie Clark before him, indie-pop songwriter Martin Crane knew when it was time to leave Texas..."

March 16, 2012 Music Feature by Austin Powell

SXSW Thursday Picks and Sleepers

"...be helmed by Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti. Arachnid rock: Martin Guevara, Coni Duchess, and Alberto Diez. – Raoul Hernandez..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

I Am Cuba

I Am Cuba was actually shot as an elaborate pro-Castro piece of Soviet propaganda, but instead it's as if everyone in question just went gaga, drunk on the sheer beauty of Cuba and making up new film techniques as they went along. The film is a stylistically brilliant quartet of vignettes set during the waning years of the Batista regime. The interconnecting stories that propel the film along were written by Russian poet laureate Yevgeny Yevtushenko.

"...awaiting rediscovery. Finally released under the aegis of both Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola, the film is a..."

July 28, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Playback

Fun Fun Fun Fest reels off some greatest hits and more

"...worked for the poetic songwriter behind indie trio Brazos, Martin Crane, who left town in 2011 after releasing the..."

July 12, 2013 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Brazos

"...one too many days at a local phone bank, Martin Crane packed everything he owned into his 1990 Honda..."

June 14, 2013 Music Review by Austin Powell

Casual Victim Pile

Hometown SXSW showcasing sampler

"...There's something essentially Austin about Martin Crane and his band, Brazos. It's not an embrace..."

March 12, 2010 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

What We’re Listening to This Week

New, local platters from Brazos, Fuvk, Eric Hisaw Band, and Discreet

"...Jared Van Fleet – who's quietly made his return. Martin Crane released two delightful LPs as Brazos, 2009's Phosphorescent..."

Dec. 30, 2022 Music Column by Austin Powell

The Lovely Sparrows, Frank Smith, Brazos

"...after the departure of guitar maestro Nathan Stein. Frontman Martin Crane soulfully plied new songs such as the swooning..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Music Review by Doug Freeman

Brazos

SXSW showcase reviews

"...tenacity and wholly enveloping performance. Lead singer and guitarist Martin Crane remarked, "I never break a string," while retuning..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Abby Johnston

Thursday Showcases

All the SXSW showcases that fit

"...Hair." Stepping into something more modern, the outgrowth of Martin Crane's musical dinkings spawned not only a full-fledged band..."

March 19, 2010 Music Feature

Off the Record

Handicapping the decade in Austin music and playing favorites for the Chronicle Music Poll

"...MALE VOCALS: Martin Crane, Brazos..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Music Column by Austin Powell

Brazos

"...Other" hint at Jon Brion's Eternal Sunshine. Yet, pianist/guitarist Martin Crane comes into his own here, most notably in..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Music Review by Austin Powell

Off the Record

Creative Opportunities Orchestra pays tribute to Tina Marsh, local bands find new ways to finance their recordings, and the many hats of Stop the Truck

"...bolstered its local credentials with engaging performances by Brazos' Martin Crane and TV Torso, Woxy, the Cincinnati-bred FM-turned-Web radio..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Music Column by Austin Powell

SXSW Showcases

Wednesday

"...previews its much anticipated debut LP, which swims in Martin Crane's soulful vocals. – Doug Freeman Suicide Squeeze..."

March 20, 2009 Music Feature

Off the Record

Fun Fun Fun Fest kicks up some dust in Waterloo Park while Carlos Santana sets up shop in the Warehouse District

"...funk and spastic soul, aided at times by Brazos' Martin Crane...."

Nov. 14, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

deEP end

deEP end

"...The octet, with arrangements and guitar from Brazos' ubiquitous Martin Crane, turns out five well-crafted gems, including the Nilsson-esque..."

May 16, 2008 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Saturday Picks

"...debut EP, A City Just as Tall (Autobus), Austin's Martin Crane delivered tight indie rock swirling darkly against his..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature

Day Party Crawl

"...indie waves from a trifecta of guitars swelling with Martin Crane's soulful croon on "Mary Jo" and stunning new..."

March 14, 2008 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

deEP End

deEP End

"...of the tracks feel picked bone-dry. Similarly naturalistic, singer-songwriter Martin Crane's debut as Brazos, A City Just as Tall..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Music Review by Audra Schroeder

Willard

"...got done cutting up kittens. Simultaneously, Glover’s lean, Ichabod Crane frame appears preternaturally aged – even standing fully erect,..."

March 14, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unpermitted MLK Billboard Removed by Owner

Permitting violation, not vandals, led to the takedown of Eastside's MLK Jr. billboard

"...Austin billboard displaying two images of (and quotes from) Martin Luther King Jr. were ended Friday afternoon when the..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Gasoline Alley

The proposed Longhorn Pipeline fuels debate because of its proximity to South Austin neighborhoods, schools, and Edwards Aquifer.

"...But Don Martin, a PR consultant for Longhorn, says opponents of the..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Mike Jasper

Texas Tiki Week Returns With an All-Star Cast and Tropical Spirit

The annual event is back with the best bits of tiki craft and history

"...Dallas Sheraton partnered with actor and tiki magnate Stephen Crane in 1960 on a massive 37th floor bar called..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Food Feature by Tom Thornton

Angel Eyes

"...behind her; in different lighting set-ups, he looks like Martin Donovan, Tom Cruise, or a young Eric Roberts. He..."

May 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Traffic Stop

Neighborhood Concerns

"...Neighborhood Association, and a resident of Cambridge Tower at Martin Luther King and Lavaca, believes the current traffic situation..."

June 11, 1999 News Feature by Lee Simmons

Up for Grabs

How a Harlem-born photographer came to capture East Austin at the end of an Era

"...It is entirely not an accident that photographer Steve Martin, along with Wendel White and Walter Griffin, set out..."

July 4, 2003 Arts Feature by Cindy Widner

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEYD: Steven M. Martin. (PG-13, 85 min.) Some stories just write themselves. This..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEYD: Steven M. Martin. (PG-13, 85 min.) Some stories just write themselves. This..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Jesus Gonna Be Here

Johnny Toxic

"...panel members -- Shimmy Disc's Kramer, Tape Op's Larry Crane, and local producer and studio owner John Croslin --..."

March 26, 1999 Music Feature

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